Clothespin



F. TONNE-TTE.

CLOTHESPIN.

APPLICATION men MAY 24. I920.

1,362,909 Patnted Dec. 21, 1920.

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Trad Tani 0% UNITED STATES FRED TONNETTE, F SAG-INAW, MICHIGAN.

CLOTHESPIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

Application filed May 24, 1920. Serial No. 384,003.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRED ToNNnrru, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Saginaw, S. W. in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothespins, of which the followin is a specification.

his invention relates to clothes pins.

It is a well known fact that the ordinary type of clothes pin, being detachable from the line, is frequently lost which not only entails expense in replacements but also is of great annoyance to the person handling the clothes.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a simple and improved form of clothes pin which will constantly be held on the clothes line and which will be capable of supporting the ends of two pieces of clothes without overlapping, the whole device forming a novel artlcle of manufacture.

WVith the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafter apparent the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and

Figure l is a side elevation of the improved clothes pin as applied to a clothes line.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Fi 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the clothes pin on the line.

In carrying out the objects of this invention a simple rectangular block of wood is taken and through this block is bored 3. suitable hole 11 of such size as to readily receive a clothes line A, the block thus being slidable along the line. Adjacent each end of the clothes pin notches 12 are cut from its under face through the opening 11 so that there 1s formed a central leg 13 and end legs 14. These end legs are then cut to provide tapering notches 15 which extend through the bore 11.

lVith the clothes pin thus formed a number of the pins are strung on a clothes line When it is desired to secure a piece of clothlng to the line the clothing is doubled at one edge over the line and one of the clothes pins slid up near the piece of clothing. The end of the pin adjacent the piece of clothing is then lifted until the notch 15 can be brought down to grasp the clothing and force it tightly against the line. A second piece of clothing may then be positioned beneath the other end of the pin in like manner, the clothin in this instance being moved to the pin. it will be observed that in placing the second piece of clothing there is no danger of detaching the first be cause the lifting of the end next the second piece will force the end over the first piece downward. In like manner when detach ing one piece of clothes the adjacent piece will not he accidentally released as can be readily understood.

There has thusbeen provided a simple and efficient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is As a new article of manufacture, a clothes pin consisting of a rectangular block of rigid material having a bore extending longitudinally therethrough to receive a clothes line, said block being notched transversely adjacent each end to provide a central 1e and end legs, said end legs being notche longitudinally of the block the notches in the end legs being tapere and extending through the bore.

FRED TONNETTE. 

